The Matrix's reviews
Media reviews
Los Angeles Times
A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination, 'The Matrix' combines traditional science-fiction premises with spanking new visual technology in a way that almost defies description.
Entertainment Weekly
A blast of Holly-Kong glitz that never approaches the stylistic cohesiveness of, say, John Woo's 'Face/Off' or the charisma of that film's propulsive star John Travolta.
The Hollywood Reporter
A technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd-pleasing performances to go with the frequent scenes of gunplay and violence.
Variety
A must-see among genre fans, especially guys in their teens and 20s, for whom the script's pretentious mumbo-jumbo of undergraduate mythology, religious mysticism and technobabble could even be a plus rather than a dramatic liability.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote